Don't close Emily Fisher Charter School in Trenton

I have heard many wonderful stories of student breakthroughs in the art class my sister teaches at Emily Fisher Charter School in Trenton. This school should be in the news for its caring support of kids who are really on the edge, and how the school can point a student in the right direction for his or her life. It is amazing to me that the state could be so shortsighted as to close such a school. We need to be proactive with at-risk students, and that means providing opportunities for them to thrive.

As a taxpayer, I think of it as an investment. If even a small percentage of these bright teens ended up on the street or in jail because their community was not providing the kind of education they needed to thrive, it would be a tragedy.